Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization. Labor costs today make up approximately two-thirds of U.S.

Construction is a labor-intensive business. Despite tremendous advances in design, coordination, and management technologies, the physical installation of work in the field remains reliant on people.

Every change in the economic environment presents profit opportunities as well as problems. The persistent tightness in the labor market, which will last through 2030, will mostly challenge companies, ...

Through the country's 'Make in India' policy, which aims to promote domestic entrepreneurship and attract foreign investment into high-tech export industries, India's focus on self-reliance has ...

Union Budget FY27 has proposed targeted fiscal relief to boost exports, specifically from labour-intensive sectors such as marine, leather and textiles, that are burdened by US tariffs and global ...

Economic growth has not reduced the precarious nature of employment in India. Yet, policy discussions tend to focus on job creation and less on job quality. Can the new codification of labour laws ...